SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY PERSONNEL

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1 H.R. FY NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY PERSONNEL SUMMARY OF BILL LANGUAGE... BILL LANGUAGE... DIRECTIVE REPORT LANGUAGE...

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4 Table Of Contents DIVISION A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE IV MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A ACTIVE FORCES Section 0 End Strengths for Active Forces Section 0 Revisions in Permanent Active Duty End Strength Minimum Levels SUBTITLE B RESERVE FORCES Section End Strengths for Selected Reserve Section End Strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in Support of the Reserves Section End Strengths for Military Technicians (Dual Status) Section Fiscal Year 0 Limitation on Number of Non-Dual Status Technicians Section Maximum Number of Reserve Personnel Authorized To Be on Active Duty for Operational Support SUBTITLE C AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Section Military Personnel TITLE V MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A OFFICER PERSONNEL POLICY GENERALLY Section 0 Authority to Limit Consideration for Early Retirement by Selective Retirement Boards to Particular Warrant Officer Year Groups and Specialties Section 0 Relief from Limits on the Percentage of Officers Who May Be Recommended for Discharge during a Fiscal Year Using Enhanced Authority for Selective Early Discharges Section 0 Repeal of Requirement for Submission to Congress of Annual Reports on Joint Officer Management and Promotion Policy Objectives for Joint Officers Section 0 Options for Phase II of Joint Professional Military Education Section 0 Required Consideration of Certain Elements of Command Climate in Performance Appraisals of Commanding Officers SUBTITLE B RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Section Retention on the Reserve Active-Status List Following Nonselection for Promotion of Certain Health Professions Officers and First Lieutenants and Lieutenants (Junior Grade) Pursuing Baccalaureate Degrees SUBTITLE C GENERAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES Section Procedures for Judicial Review of Military Personnel Decisions Relating to Correction of Military Records Section Additional Required Elements of Transition Assistance Program

5 Section Extension of Authority to Conduct Career Flexibility Programs Section Provision of Information to Members of the Armed Forces on Privacy Rights Relating to Receipt of Mental Health Services SUBTITLE D MILITARY JUSTICE, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE Section Improved Department of Defense Information Reporting and Collection of Domestic Violence Incidents Involving Members of the Armed Forces Section Additional Duty for Judicial Proceedings Panel Regarding Use of Mental Health Records by Defense during Preliminary Hearing and Court- Martial Proceedings Section Applicability of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and Related Military Justice Enhancements to Military Service Academies SUBTITLE E MILITARY FAMILY READINESS Section Earlier Determination of Dependent Status with Respect to Transitional Compensation for Dependents of Members Separated for Dependent Abuse Section Improved Consistency in Data Collection and Reporting in Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Efforts Section Protection of Child Custody Arrangements for Parents Who Are Members of the Armed Forces SUBTITLE F EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Section Authorized Duration of Foreign and Cultural Exchange Activities at Military Service Academies SUBTITLE G DEFENSE DEPENDENTS EDUCATION Section Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies That Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense Civilian Employees Section Authority to Employ Non-United States Citizens as Teachers in Department of Defense Overseas Dependents' School System Section Expansion of Functions of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education to Include Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools Section Support for Efforts to Improve Academic Achievement and Transition of Military Dependent Students Section Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 0 SUBTITLE H DECORATIONS AND AWARDS Section Retroactive Award of Army Combat Action Badge Section Report on Navy Review, Findings, and Actions Pertaining to Medal of Honor Nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta SUBTITLE I MISCELLANEOUS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Section Secretary of Defense Review and Report on Prevention of Suicide Among Members of United States Special Operations Forces

6 Section Inspector General of the Department of Defense Review of Separation of Members of the Armed Forces Who Made Unrestricted Reports of Sexual Assault Section Comptroller General Report Regarding Management of Personnel Records of Members of the National Guard SUBTITLE J OTHER MATTERS Section Inspection of Outpatient Residential Facilities Occupied by Recovering Service Members Section Sense of Congress Regarding Fulfilling Promise to Leave No Member of the Armed Forces Unaccounted in Afghanistan TITLE VI COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A PAY AND ALLOWANCES Section 0 Extension of Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic Allowance for Housing Under Certain Circumstances SUBTITLE B BONUSES AND SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS Section One-Year Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay Authorities for Reserve Forces Section One-Year Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay Authorities for Health Care Professionals Section One-Year Extension of Special Pay and Bonus Authorities for Nuclear Officers Section One-Year Extension of Authorities Relating to Title Consolidated Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities Section One-Year Extension of Authorities Relating to Payment of Other Title Bonuses and Special Pays SUBTITLE C COMMISSARY AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY BENEFITS AND OPERATIONS Section Review of Management, Food, and Pricing Options for Defense Commissary System SUBTITLE D OTHER MATTERS Section Anonymous Survey of Members of the Armed Forces Regarding Their Preferences for Military Pay and Benefits TITLE VII HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A TRICARE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE BENEFITS Section XX Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces Section XX Clarification of Provision of Food to Former Members and Dependents Not Receiving Inpatient Care in Military Medical Treatment Facilities SUBTITLE B HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION Section XX Cooperative Health Care Agreements Between the Military Departments and Non-Military Health Care Entities

7 Section XX Surveys on Continued Viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra Section XX Limitation on Transfer or Elimination of Graduate Medical Education Billets Section XX Review of Military Health System Modernization Study SUBTITLE C REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS Section XX Extension of Authority for Joint Department of Defense- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund Section XX Designation and Responsibilities of Senior Medical Advisor for Armed Forces Retirement Home Section XX Acquisition Strategy for Health Care Professional Staffing Services Section XX Pilot Program on Medication Therapy Management Under TRICARE Program Section XX Report on Reduction of Prime Service Areas Section XX Comptroller General Report on Transition of Care for Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury TITLE XIV OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE C OTHER MATTERS Section XX Authority for Transfer of Funds to Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois Section XX Authorization of Appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home

8 DIVISION A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE IV MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A ACTIVE FORCES Section 0 End Strengths for Active Forces This section would authorize the following end strengths for Active Duty personnel of the Armed Forces as of September 0, 0: FY 0 FY 0 Change from Service Authorized Request Committee Recommendation FY 0 Request FY 0 Athorization Army 0,000 0,000 0, ,000 Navy,00,00, USMC 0,00,00,00 0 -,00 Air,00 0,00 0,00 0 -,00 Force DOD,,00,0,00,0,00 0 -,00 Section 0 Revisions in Permanent Active Duty End Strength Minimum Levels This section would establish new minimum Active Duty end strengths for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force as of September 0, 0. The committee recommends 0,000 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the Army,,00 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the Navy,,00 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the Marine Corps, and 0,00 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the Air Force.

9 SUBTITLE B RESERVE FORCES Section End Strengths for Selected Reserve This section would authorize the following end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel, including the end strength for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves, as of September 0, 0: FY 0 FY 0 Change from Service Authorized Request Committee Recommendation FY 0 Request FY 0 Authorized Army National,00 0,00 0,00 0 -,000 Guard Army Reserve 0,000 0,000 0, ,000 Navy Reserve,00,00,00 0 -,00 Marine Corps,00,00, Reserve Air National Guard 0,00 0,000 0, Air Force Reserve 0,00,00,00 0 -,00 DOD Total,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 Coast Guard Reserve,000,000, ,000 Section End Strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in Support of the Reserves This section would authorize the following end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves as of September 0, 0: FY 0 FY 0 Change from Service Authorized Request Committee Recommendation FY 0 Request FY 0 Authorized Army National,00,, 0 - Guard Army Reserve,,, 0 0 Naval Reserve 0,,, 0 - Marine Corps,,, 0 0 Reserve Air National,,0,0 0-0 Guard Air Force Reserve,,0,0 0 - DOD Total,,, 0 -

10 Section End Strengths for Military Technicians (Dual Status) This section would authorize the following end strengths for military technicians (dual status) as of September 0, 0: FY 0 FY 0 Change from Service Authorized Request Committee Recommendation FY 0 Request FY 0 Authorized Army National,0,0,0 0 0 Guard Army Reserve,,, 0-00 Air National,,, 0 - Guard Air Force 0,,, 0-0 Reserve DOD Total,0,, 0 -, Section Fiscal Year 0 Limitation on Number of Non-Dual Status Technicians This section would establish the maximum end strengths for the Reserve Components of the Army and Air Force for non-dual status technicians as of September 0, 0: FY 0 FY 0 Change from Service Authorized Request Committee Recommendation FY 0 Request FY 0 Authorized Army,00,00, National Guard Air National Guard Army Reserve 0 0 Air Force Reserve DOD Total,,, 0 0

11 Section Maximum Number of Reserve Personnel Authorized To Be on Active Duty for Operational Support This section would authorize, as required by section (b) of title 0, United States Code, the maximum number of Reserve Component personnel who may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty during fiscal year 0 to provide operational support. The personnel authorized here do not count against the end strengths authorized by section 0 or section of this Act unless the duration on Active Duty exceeds the limitations in section (b)() of title 0, United States Code. FY 0 FY 0 Change from Service Authorized Request Committee Recommendation FY 0 Request FY 0 Authorized Army National,000,000, Guard Army Reserve,000,000, Naval Reserve,00,00, Marine Corps,000,000, Reserve Air National,000,000, Guard Air Force Reserve,000,000, DOD Total,00,00, SUBTITLE C AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Section Military Personnel This section would authorize appropriations for military personnel at the levels identified in the funding table in section 0 of division D of this Act.

12 TITLE V MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A OFFICER PERSONNEL POLICY GENERALLY Section 0 Authority to Limit Consideration for Early Retirement by Selective Retirement Boards to Particular Warrant Officer Year Groups and Specialties This section would provide the Secretaries of the military departments the authority to establish selection objectives for warrant officer specialties for Selective Retirement Boards (SRBs) convened pursuant to section of title 0, United States Code. This authority is necessary to enable the services to retain the very best warrant officers in each warrant officer specialty and not exacerbate the shortage of warrant officers in under-strength and low-density warrant officer specialties, as forces are drawn down during fiscal years 0 through 0. Section 0 Relief from Limits on the Percentage of Officers Who May Be Recommended for Discharge during a Fiscal Year Using Enhanced Authority for Selective Early Discharges This section would amend section a of title 0, United States Code, to give relief from limits on the percentage of officers who may be recommended for discharge during a fiscal year using enhanced authority for selective early discharges. This section would remove the limitation on the number of officers recommended for discharge in a given fiscal year in comparison to the number of officers discharged the preceding fiscal year. Currently, the number of regular officers recommended for discharge cannot exceed 0 percent of the number of officers discharged from Active Duty the preceding fiscal year. Section 0 Repeal of Requirement for Submission to Congress of Annual Reports on Joint Officer Management and Promotion Policy Objectives for Joint Officers This section would repeal section and section (b) of title 0, United States Code, removing the requirement to submit an annual report to Congress concerning the Department of Defense Joint Officer Management Program. Section 0 Options for Phase II of Joint Professional Military Education This section would amend section (a) of title 0, United States Code, to authorize a senior service level course of at least 0 months in duration designated and certified by the Secretary of Defense to award Joint Professional Military Education Level II credit. 0

13 Section 0 Required Consideration of Certain Elements of Command Climate in Performance Appraisals of Commanding Officers This section would require a Secretary of a military department to include information regarding command climate with regard to allegations of sexual assault and the response to the victim of sexual assault by other members of the command on the performance appraisal of a commanding officer. SUBTITLE B RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Section Retention on the Reserve Active-Status List Following Nonselection for Promotion of Certain Health Professions Officers and First Lieutenants and Lieutenants (Junior Grade) Pursuing Baccalaureate Degrees This section would amend section 0 of title 0, United States Code, to permit certain first lieutenants of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and lieutenants (junior grade) of the Navy, who have twice failed for selection for promotion to the next higher grade to be considered for continuation on the reserve active-status list. Further, the proposal would require the Secretaries of the military departments to retain health care professionals who have twice failed for promotion to the next higher grade, but who have not completed any service commitment incurred as a result of their participation in a health professions stipend program under section 0 of title 0, United States Code, known in the Army as the Specialized Training Assistance Program. These two changes will allow the services to selectively continue officers qualified in critically short specialties required to provide medical support to the combatant commands. SUBTITLE C GENERAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES Section Procedures for Judicial Review of Military Personnel Decisions Relating to Correction of Military Records This section would establish procedures for judicial review for any final decision regarding records correction made under sections 0(g) or (h) and section or a of title 0, United States Code, by requiring the service member to exhaust administrative relief procedures before seeking judicial review for correction of military records or decisions granted by the boards for the correction of military records. Additionally, this section would require that service members be notified of their right to judicial review and of the statutory time limits associated with judicial review of correction board decisions.

14 Section Additional Required Elements of Transition Assistance Program This section would amend section of title 0, United States Code, by requiring any member who plans to use educational assistance entitlements under title to receive instruction on an overview of those entitlements, courses in postsecondary education appropriate for the member and compatible with the member s goals, and how to finance the member's education. Implementation of this section would occur not later than April, 0. Section Extension of Authority to Conduct Career Flexibility Programs This section would extend the authority of the Secretary of a military department, until December, 0, to carry out pilot programs under which officers and enlisted members of the Regular Component, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, may be inactivated from Active Duty in order to meet personal or professional needs and returned to Active Duty at the end of the period of inactivation. Section Provision of Information to Members of the Armed Forces on Privacy Rights Relating to Receipt of Mental Health Services This section would require the Secretaries of the military departments to provide information regarding the privacy rights of a service member who is seeking and receiving mental health services. The Secretary would be required to provide this information to service members during initial and basic training, and to other members of the Armed Forces as determined by the Secretary of Defense. SUBTITLE D MILITARY JUSTICE, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE Section Improved Department of Defense Information Reporting and Collection of Domestic Violence Incidents Involving Members of the Armed Forces This section would require the Secretary of Defense, within year after the date of enactment of this Act, to develop a comprehensive management plan to address deficiencies in the reporting of incidents of domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces. Section Additional Duty for Judicial Proceedings Panel Regarding Use of Mental Health Records by Defense during Preliminary Hearing and Court-Martial Proceedings This section would require the Judicial Proceedings Panel established under section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 0 (Public Law -) to review and assess the use of mental health records by the

15 defense during preliminary hearings and court-martial proceedings under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. The panel would also be required to review the use of mental health records in civilian legal proceedings. Section Applicability of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and Related Military Justice Enhancements to Military Service Academies This section would require the Secretary of the military department concerned to ensure the the provisions of title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 0 (Public Law -) apply to the United States Military Academy, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, and the Coast Guard Academy. SUBTITLE E MILITARY FAMILY READINESS Section Earlier Determination of Dependent Status with Respect to Transitional Compensation for Dependents of Members Separated for Dependent Abuse This section would provide for an earlier determination of dependent child status under section 0(d)() of title 0, United States Code. Dependency would be determined as of the date the separation action is initiated, when a member is administratively separated for a dependent abuse offense. Under current law, an individual s status as a dependent child is determined as of the date the member is actually separated. Section Improved Consistency in Data Collection and Reporting in Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Efforts This section would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a policy for a standard method of collecting, reporting, and assessing suicide data involving members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, including Reserve Components. The Secretary would be required, within 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit the policy to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Section Protection of Child Custody Arrangements for Parents Who Are Members of the Armed Forces This section would amend title II of the Service Members Civil Relief Act (0 U.S.C. app. ) to require a court that issued a temporary custody order based solely on the deployment or anticipated deployment of a service member to reinstate the custody order that was in effect immediately preceding the temporary order, unless the court finds reinstatement is not in the best interest of the child. This

16 section would also prohibit a court from using deployment or the possibility of deployment as the sole factor when determining the best interest of a child. SUBTITLE F EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Section Authorized Duration of Foreign and Cultural Exchange Activities at Military Service Academies This section would amend sections a, b, and a of title 0, United States Code, to allow attendance of foreign exchange personnel to the military service academies from to weeks. SUBTITLE G DEFENSE DEPENDENTS EDUCATION Section Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies That Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense Civilian Employees This section would authorize $.0 million for the continuation of the Department of Defense (DOD) assistance to local educational agencies that are impacted by the enrollment of dependent children of military members and DOD civilian employees. Section Authority to Employ Non-United States Citizens as Teachers in Department of Defense Overseas Dependents' School System This section would allow the Department of Defense to hire a local national who teaches a host nation language course in the Department of Defense Overseas School System, if a citizen of the United States is not available. The committee believes that the Department of Defense should demonstrate the efforts undertaken to first find a United States citizen to teach the native language before hiring a non-united States citizen. Section Expansion of Functions of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education to Include Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools This section would expand the functions of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education to include the domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools of the Department of Defense within the continental United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Section Support for Efforts to Improve Academic Achievement and Transition of Military Dependent Students

17 This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide grant assistance to non-profit organizations that provide services to improve the academic achievement of military dependent students, including those non-profit organizations whose programs focus on increasing the civic responsibility of military dependent students and their understanding of the Federal Government through direct exposure to the Government. Section Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 0 This section would amend section (c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 0 (Public Law -), to extend, by years, the effective date of the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 0. In addition, this section would amend Public Law - by including a method to calculate the taxable value of eligible Federal property that is within the boundaries of two or more local educational agencies. SUBTITLE H DECORATIONS AND AWARDS Section Retroactive Award of Army Combat Action Badge This section would authorize the Secretary of the Army to award the Army Combat Action Badge to a person who, while a member of the Army, participated in combat during which the person personally engaged, or was personally engaged by, the enemy at any time during the period beginning on December,, and ending on September, 00. Section Report on Navy Review, Findings, and Actions Pertaining to Medal of Honor Nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta This section would require the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report on the Navy review, findings, and actions pertaining to the Medal of Honor nomination of Sergeant Rafael Peralta to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 0 days after the date of enactment of this Act. SUBTITLE I MISCELLANEOUS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Section Secretary of Defense Review and Report on Prevention of Suicide Among Members of United States Special Operations Forces This section would require the Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, to conduct a review of Department of Defense efforts regarding suicide prevention among members of the Special Operations Forces and their dependents. The review would include the

18 feasibility of the application of current Department of Defense suicide prevention policy guidelines and prevention programs to Special Operations Forces, current Armed Forces and U.S. Special Operations Command strategies to reduce suicides among members of the Special Operations Forces and their dependents, the standards for responding to attempted or completed suicides, including guidance and training to assist commanders in addressing incidents of suicide, among other elements. The Secretary would be required to submit the report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Section Inspector General of the Department of Defense Review of Separation of Members of the Armed Forces Who Made Unrestricted Reports of Sexual Assault This section would require the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct a review to identify all members of the Armed Forces who, since January, 00, were separated from the Armed Forces after making an unrestricted report of sexual assault. The review would seek to determine the circumstances of and the grounds for the separation and whether the separation was in retaliation or influenced by the unrestricted report. The Inspector General would then submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives concerning the results of the review within 0 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Section Comptroller General Report Regarding Management of Personnel Records of Members of the National Guard This section would require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report regarding the management of personnel records of members of the National Guard. The Comptroller General should consider the appropriate Federal role and responsibility in the management of these records, the extent to which the States have digitized the records, and the extent of State and Federal agreements for sharing and management of the records. The report shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than April, 0. SUBTITLE J OTHER MATTERS Section Inspection of Outpatient Residential Facilities Occupied by Recovering Service Members This section would modify the current reporting requirement from an annual basis to at least once every years. Section Sense of Congress Regarding Fulfilling Promise to Leave No Member of the Armed Forces Unaccounted in Afghanistan

19 This section would express the sense of Congress that the United States has a responsibility to continue to search for missing or captured members of the Armed Forces while transitioning from combat operations in Afghanistan. TITLE VI COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A PAY AND ALLOWANCES Section 0 Extension of Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic Allowance for Housing Under Certain Circumstances This section would extend for year the authority of the Secretary of Defense to temporarily increase the rates of basic allowance for housing in areas impacted by natural disasters or experiencing a sudden influx of personnel. SUBTITLE B BONUSES AND SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS Section One-Year Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay Authorities for Reserve Forces This section would extend the authority for the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus, the Selected Reserve affiliation or enlistment bonus, special pay for enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority units, the Ready Reserve enlistment bonus for persons without prior service, the Ready Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service, the Selected Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service, income replacement payments for Reserve Component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for Active Duty service, and the authority to reimburse travel expenses for inactive duty training outside of normal commuting distance until December, 0. Section One-Year Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay Authorities for Health Care Professionals This section would extend the authority for the nurse officer candidate accession program, repayment of educational loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve, the accession and retention bonuses for psychologists, the accession bonus for registered nurses, the incentive special pay for nurse anesthetists, the special pay for Selected Reserve health care professionals in critically short wartime specialties, the accession bonus for dental officers, the accession bonus for pharmacy officers, the accession bonus for medical officers in critically short wartime specialties, and the accession bonus for dental specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties until December, 0.

20 Section One-Year Extension of Special Pay and Bonus Authorities for Nuclear Officers This section would extend the authority for the special pay for nuclearqualified officers extending a period of active service, nuclear career accession bonus, and the nuclear career annual incentive bonus until December, 0. Section One-Year Extension of Authorities Relating to Title Consolidated Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities This section would extend the general bonus authority for enlisted members, the general bonus authority for officers, the special bonus and incentive pay authority for nuclear officers, special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities, the special health professions incentive pay and bonus authorities, hazardous duty pay, assignment pay or special duty pay, skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus, contracting bonus for Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets and midshipmen, and the retention bonus for members with critical military skills or assigned to high-priority units until December, 0. Section One-Year Extension of Authorities Relating to Payment of Other Title Bonuses and Special Pays This section would extend the authority for the aviation officer retention bonus, assignment incentive pay, the reenlistment bonus for active members, the enlistment bonus for active members, the incentive pay for precommissioning program members pursuing foreign language proficiency, the accession bonus for new officers in critical skills, the incentive bonus for conversion to military occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage, the incentive bonus for transfer between Armed Forces, and the accession bonus for officer candidates until December, 0. SUBTITLE C COMMISSARY AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY BENEFITS AND OPERATIONS Section Review of Management, Food, and Pricing Options for Defense Commissary System This section would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review, utilizing the services of an independent organization experienced in grocery retail analysis, of the defense commissary system. The results of the review shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by February, 0. SUBTITLE D OTHER MATTERS

21 Section Anonymous Survey of Members of the Armed Forces Regarding Their Preferences for Military Pay and Benefits This section would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an anonymous survey of random members of the Armed Forces regarding pay and benefits, including the value that members place on forms of compensation, relative to one another, including basic pay, allowances for housing, bonuses and special pay, healthcare benefits, and retirement pay. TITLE VII HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A TRICARE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE BENEFITS Section XX Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces This section would amend section 0m of title 0, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to provide person-to-person mental health screenings once during each 0-day period in which a member is deployed. Section XX Clarification of Provision of Food to Former Members and Dependents Not Receiving Inpatient Care in Military Medical Treatment Facilities This section would amend section 0b of title 0, United States Code, to allow former members and their dependents to receive food and beverages at no cost for those who are receiving certain outpatient care in military medical treatment facilities. SUBTITLE B HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION Section XX Cooperative Health Care Agreements Between the Military Departments and Non-Military Health Care Entities This section would permit the Secretaries of the military departments to establish cooperative health care agreements between military installations and local and regional non-military health care entities. Section XX Surveys on Continued Viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra This section would change the frequency of the reports of the reviews submitted to Congress by the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the processes, procedures, and analysis used by the Department of Defense to

22 determine the adequacy of the number of health care providers who accept TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra. Section XX Limitation on Transfer or Elimination of Graduate Medical Education Billets This section would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from transferring or eliminating a graduate medical education billet from a military medical treatment facility unless the Secretary conducts a review of at least years of the implementation of the reform of the administration of the Military Health System, examines recruiting and retention of medical professionals with regard to the Department's graduate medical education programs, determines the assignment of such billets, and certifies to the congressional defense committees that any proposed transfer of a billet meets the needs of the military departments and patients. Section XX Review of Military Health System Modernization Study This section would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the military medical treatment facility modernization study directed by the Resource Management Decision of the Department of Defense MP-D-0. The report would include the study data used by the Secretary and the results of the study with regard to recommendations to restructure or realign military medical treatment facilities. Further, this section would require the Comptroller General of the United States, not later than 0 days after the Secretary submits the report required, to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the report submitted by the Secretary of Defense, to include an assessment of the study methodology and data used by the Secretary. The Secretary would be prohibited from realigning or restructuring a military medical treatment facility until 0 days following the date the Comptroller General is required to submit the report. SUBTITLE C REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS Section XX Extension of Authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund This section would extend the authority for the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund until September 0, 0. Section XX Designation and Responsibilities of Senior Medical Advisor for Armed Forces Retirement Home This section would designate the Deputy Director of the Defense Health Agency to be the senior medical advisor for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to 0

23 reflect a change in the oversight organizational structure subsequent to the establishment of the Defense Health Agency. It also requires the homes to be in compliance with national recognized health care standards. Section XX Acquisition Strategy for Health Care Professional Staffing Services This section would require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement an acquisition strategy for contracting health care professional services within military medical treatment facilities. The Secretary would be required to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than April, 0, on the status of implementation of the strategy. Section XX Pilot Program on Medication Therapy Management Under TRICARE Program This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program for at least years at not less than three locations to evaluate the feasibility and desirability of including medication therapy management as part of the TRICARE program. This program would be focused on improving patient medication use and outcomes using best commercial practices in medication therapy management and would quantify effectiveness by measuring patient medication use and outcomes as well as health care costs. The Secretary of Defense would be required to submit a report of the results of the pilot program to the congressional defense committees not later than 0 months after the program commences. Section XX Report on Reduction of Prime Service Areas This section would amend section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 0 (Public Law -), as amended by section 0 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 0 (Public Law ), to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the reduction of the availability of TRICARE Prime. The required report would include details regarding the impact to beneficiaries of the reduction of TRICARE Prime availability, including any increase in cost to beneficiaries and the estimated cost savings to the Department of Defense. Section XX Comptroller General Report on Transition of Care for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury This section would require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an assessment of the transition of care for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, to include changes to pharmaceutical treatment plans and the benefits and challenges of combining the formularies across the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Comptroller

24 General would be required to submit a report on the assessment to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate by April, 0. TITLE XIV OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE C OTHER MATTERS Section XX Authority for Transfer of Funds to Joint Department of Defense- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds from the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund created by section 0 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 00 (Public Law -). Section XX Authorization of Appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home This section would authorize $. million to be appropriated for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home during fiscal year 0.

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26 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML TITLE IV MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A Active Forces Sec. 0 [Log 0]. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 0 [Log 0]. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. Subtitle B Reserve Forces Sec. [Log 0]. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. [Log 0]. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. [Log 0]. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. [Log 0]. Fiscal year 0 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. Sec. [Log 0]. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support. Subtitle C Authorization of Appropriations Sec. [Log 0]. Military personnel. f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

27 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML Subtitle A Active Forces SEC. 0 [Log 0]. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 0, 0, as follows: () The Army, 0,000. () The Navy,,00. () The Marine Corps,,00. () The Air Force, 0,00. f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

28 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML SEC. 0 [Log 0]. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. Section (b) of title 0, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs () through () and inserting the following new paragraphs: () For the Army, 0,000. () For the Navy,,00. () For the Marine Corps,,00. () For the Air Force, 0,00.. f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

29 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML 0 0 Subtitle B Reserve Forces SEC. [Log 0]. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RE- SERVE. (a) IN GENERAL. The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 0, 0, as follows: () The Army National Guard of the United States, 0,00. () The Army Reserve, 0,000. () The Navy Reserve,,00. () The Marine Corps Reserve,,00. () The Air National Guard of the United States, 0,000. () The Air Force Reserve,,00. () The Coast Guard Reserve,,000. (b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS. The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by () the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and () the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

30 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML 0 Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year. (c) END STRENGTH INCREASES. Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members. f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

31 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML 0 SEC. [Log 0]. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RE- SERVES. Within the end strengths prescribed in section (a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 0, 0, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: () The Army National Guard of the United States,,. () The Army Reserve,,. () The Navy Reserve,,. () The Marine Corps Reserve,,. () The Air National Guard of the United States,,0. () The Air Force Reserve,,0. f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

32 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML 0 SEC. [Log 0]. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECH- NICIANS (DUAL STATUS). The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 0 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section of title 0, United States Code) shall be the following: () For the Army National Guard of the United States,,0. () For the Army Reserve,,. () For the Air National Guard of the United States,,. () For the Air Force Reserve,,. f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) 0 VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

33 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML 0 0 SEC. [Log 0]. FISCAL YEAR 0 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNI- CIANS. (a) LIMITATIONS. () NATIONAL GUARD. Within the limitation provided in section 0(c)() of title 0, United States Code, the number of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard as of September 0, 0, may not exceed the following: (A) For the Army National Guard of the United States,,00. (B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 0. () ARMY RESERVE. The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 0, 0, may not exceed. () AIR FORCE RESERVE. The number of nondual status technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 0, 0, may not exceed 0. (b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED. In this section, the term non-dual status technician has the meaning given that term in section 0(a) of title 0, United States Code. f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

34 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML 0 SEC. [Log 0]. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PER- SONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. During fiscal year 0, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section (b) of title 0, United States Code, is the following: () The Army National Guard of the United States,,000. () The Army Reserve,,000. () The Navy Reserve,,00. () The Marine Corps Reserve,,000. () The Air National Guard of the United States,,000. () The Air Force Reserve,,000. f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

35 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML 0 0 Subtitle C Authorization of Appropriations SEC. [Log 0]. MILITARY PERSONNEL. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 0 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 0. (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION. The authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 0. f:\vhlc\0\0.0.xml ( ) April, 0 (:0 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 :0 Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO

36 F:\GMK\NDA\T.XML TITLE V MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A Officer Personnel Policy Generally Sec. 0 [Log 0]. Authority to limit consideration for early retirement by selective retirement boards to particular warrant officer year groups and specialties. Sec. 0 [Log 0]. Relief from limits on percentage of officers who may be recommended for discharge during a fiscal year using enhanced authority for selective early discharges. Sec. 0 [Log 0]. Repeal of requirement for submission to Congress of annual reports on joint officer management and promotion policy objectives for joint officers. Sec. 0 [Log ]. Options for Phase II of joint professional military education. Sec. 0 [Log ]. Required consideration of certain elements of command climate in performance appraisals of commanding officers. Subtitle B Reserve Component Personnel Management Sec. [Log ]. Retention on the reserve active-status list following nonselection for promotion of certain health professions officers and first lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade) pursuing baccalaureate degrees. Subtitle C General Service Authorities Sec. [Log ]. Procedures for judicial review of military personnel decisions relating to correction of military records. Sec. [Log ]. Additional required elements of Transition Assistance Program. Sec. [Log ]. Extension of authority to conduct career flexibility programs. Sec. [Log ]. Provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on privacy rights relating to receipt of mental health services. Subtitle D Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention and Response Sec. [Log 0]. Improved Department of Defense information reporting and collection of domestic violence incidents involving members of the Armed Forces. Sec. [Log 0]. Additional duty for judicial proceedings panel regarding use of mental health records by defense during preliminary hearing and court-martial proceedings. Sec. [Log ]. Applicability of sexual assault prevention and response and related military justice enhancements to military service academies. f:\vhlc\0\0..xml ( ) April, 0 (0: p.m.) VerDate 0ct 0 00 : Apr, 0 Jkt PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt C:\USERS\GMKOSTKA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\.0\GEN\C\T.XML HO